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kennylipscomb:

I remember reading an interview with R.E.M. sometime during the 90s praising the endless merits of Big Star, but by that point I was too engulfed in Los Angles punk rock from the previous decade to put energy into seeking out any of their records.

My first real exposure to Big Star, like so many others, started with The Replacements. At that point in my life I was listening to a lot music from the 70s and early 80s: Thin Lizzy, Television, Elvis Costello and, of course, The Replacements. Falling in love with Alex Chilton lead me to Big Star and to picking up #1 Record/Radio City. Those albums look and feel like the 70s to me; full of great songs that have a certain buoyancy that so many bands from that era lacked.

“You Get What You Deserve” is one of my favorite Big Star songs, and one my favorite songs in general. Over the years I’ve included on it countless mixes and playlists. The 2009 box set, Keep An Eye On The Sky, has two versions — both equally great, but this demo version exhibits just the kind of grace that made me fall for them the first time around.

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